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On this episode of 1 on1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with actor and comedian Larry Hankin. Larry is a writer, performer, director, producer, and Oscar-nominee – and one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces in the world of character actors. He is known for his major film roles as Charley Butts in Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Ace in Running Scared (1986), and Carl Alphonse in Billy Madison (1995). He had smaller roles as Doobie in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Sergeant Larry Balzak in Home Alone, Mr. Heckles in Friends, and Joe in Breaking Bad.

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with comedy writer Bruce Vilanch. Bruce talks about his career. Bruce Vilanch is an American comedy writer, songwriter, and actor, best known for writing the Oscar Awards ceremony between 1989 and 2014. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Bruce had theatrical aspirations ever since he was a kid. He began working as a child model when he was little kid and acted in many theatrical productions as an actor, upon growing up. He began his writing career in the mid-1970s when he began writing articles for the entertainment section of The Chicago Tribune. During the early phase of his career, he worked with popular singer named Bette Midler, writing for her Broadway show titled ‘Clams on the Half Shell’ and ‘Divine Madness.’ In 1980, he also began writing articles for the LGBT-interest magazine titled ‘The Advocate’ and he serves as a writer for the magazine to this day. As for his acting career, he has appeared in films such as ‘Mahogany’ and ‘Th

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with actress Alison Arngrim about her character Nellie Oleson on the TV series Little House on the Prairie. Alison talks about growing up in Hollywood and her most famous tv role as Nellie Oleson. Her book is called Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated - https://amzn.to/3q2bXY0

On this edition of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill speaks with former teacher and comedian Devin Siebold. Pulling stories and ideas from over thirteen years of teaching, Devin has made the successful leap from classroom to comedy and speaking. Over the years, He has amassed over 200 million views on his sketches and has presented for thousands of teachers in nearly every state and several international shows, as well.

On this edition of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, my special guest is Diane Steinberg Lewis, aka Dianne Steinberg, recording artist, singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and arranger. She played Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds in the 1978 movie, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Dianne began her career as choir director and accompanist at Battle Creek Central High School in Michigan but soon recorded with Atlantic Records, ABC RECORDS. Her rendition of the Beatles classic Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds with Stargard is pure classic and her performances throughout the film are absolutely memorable and truly standout. Dianne also talks about growing up in a musical family and how that influenced her career.

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with podcaster Kristian Madsen. Kristen hosts The Random Kristian Podcast. Kristian is just a former radio DJ and improv/standup comic, now a voice actor and hardworking dude bringing back his radio show with interviews and funny news and bits, remarried and growing Christian, going through life. Randomly discussing whatever, families, friends, work, maybe sports, music, news and fads (almost the same), politics(?) and whatnot. https://therandomkristianshow.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-random-kristian-show/id1500058709

On this episode, Bill talks with Screenwriter, Comedian, and Pittsburgh Native Marc Sheffler. Marc talks about his days growing up in Pittsburgh and some of the people he has worked with over the years in TV and Movies. Marc Sheffler used to work as a stage actor for off-Broadway theater. His only film role is of the teenage Junior Stillo in the low-budget Last House on the Left (1972). Since then, Sheffler decided to pursue a career in television writing and production rather than acting. His credits include episodes of "Sister, Sister", "Harry and the Hendersons", "Who's the Boss", and "Charles in Charge" to name but a few. He's also been involved with all kinds of pilots, made for TV movies, and television specials, including the, failed "The Little Shop of Horrors" pilot, "The Happy Days Reunion Show" and "The Best of the Hollywood Palace" specials. He also worked with Mel Blanc, the voice of Warner Bros. cartoons, as the writer of How Bugs Bunny Won The West (1978).

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with aspiring actress Ashlie Lawson about her career.

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with form Pennsylvania State Representative and Community Activist Movita Johnson-Harrell. On January 13, 2011, Movita’s youngest of four children, Charles Andre Johnson, 18 years old, was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity. Philadelphia police found that Charles was killed by two young men 23 and 25 years old with previous arrest records. In January of 2018, Movita was appointed Supervisor of Victim/Witness Services and Restorative Justice at the. Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office by District Attorney Lawrence Krasner, becoming the first Muslim woman appointed to a supervisory law enforcement position in the city of Philadelphia. Movita created the Philadelphia CARES Model that brought $1.6 million dollars and 15 jobs to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to support co-victims of homicide and prevent retaliation. On March 12th, 2019, Movita won the special election for State Representative for the 190th legislative district

On this episode of 1 on 1. with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with former radio disc jockey Ray Gilmore of WIBG in Philadelphia. Ray also talks about his music with the Spokesmen and the Sean Casey Experiment.

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with September 1963 Playmate Victoria Valentino about how her career path changed after becoming a Playmate. She talks about her husband trafficking her to famous celebrities (Bill Cosby). her recording deal with Capitol Records in 1969, and the drowning of her 6-year-old son. Victoria is now an activist and a mentor to other sexual assault survivors. Victoria is working on her memoir "My Dirty Diamonds: the Repurpose Life of a Playboy Icon and Cosby Survivor."

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with actress and voice-over artist Anna Frankl-Duval. They talk about life before, during, and after the stay-at-home order. www.AnnaFranklDuval.com

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks to author Carly Heath about her new book The Reckless Kind. Carly Heath earned her BA from San Francisco State University and her MFA from Chapman University. In Carly Heath’s debut YA novel, set on a small Norwegian island in 1904, a trio of young people reject their community’s traditional values and strive to live together. Asta Hedstrom, who is deaf in one ear, must either marry or face a future as an impoverished spinster. She has resigned herself to marrying Nils Tennfjord, a boy she does not love. Her friend Gunnar Fuglestad has just survived a horrific accident that killed his mother, concussed his brother, and required that Gunnar’s arm be amputated. His family’s farm will also soon be lost because of unpaid taxes. Meanwhile, Gunnar’s boyfriend, Erlend Fournier, has been kicked out of his wealthy home for refusing to abandon Gunnar. www.carlyheathauthor.com/

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with Dreama Denver, the wife of the late Bob Denver. Dreama talks about her life with Bob and what it was like being the wife of a "Castaway". Dreama also talks about her book - "Gilligan's Dreams: The Other Side of the Island " - https://bit.ly/GilligansDreams and her children's book "Four Bears in a Box". - https://bit.ly/FourBearsinaBox

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with Peter Skiera, Founder of RecommendedStations.com. Recommended Stations is a site to help you navigate through 60,000 stations to find something to listen to. With such an overwhelming amount of free programming, the time is long overdue for someone to sift through these streams and recommend stand-out stations. Peter Skiera is uniquely qualified for this role, having spent almost 7 years in commercial radio broadcasting and nearly a quarter-century in the consumer audio industry at companies like B&W/Rotel, Cambridge SoundWorks, Tivoli Audio, and Como Audio. https://www.patreon.com/RecommendedStations

One this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with Scott Edwards about his Lifelong love of comedy that led to producing Live Comedy Shows, TV Series, Concerts: and his comedy club, Laughs Unlimited. He built this into s chain of the most successful comedy clubs in America. He brings his vast experience working with some of the most famous names in comedy: Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Saget, and Dana Carvey.

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with teacher, TEDx speaker, spiritual life coach, and author Chris Tompkins about his new book "Raising LGBTQ Allies - A Parents Guide To Changing The Message From The Playground" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08YWHRWRB/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

On this episode of 1 on 1 with Bill Alexander, Bill talks with actress Katie Chonacas about her career and future projects. www.Chonacas.com